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The revision of ISO 14001 was released in September 2015.

Alignment of environmental management with business priorities, strategy and decision making

Incorporating environmental governance into overall business management system

Integrating actions to achieve environmental objectives into business processes

Top management can delegate, but are accountable

Incorporation of sustainable development principals based on concepts in ISO 26000 guidance on social responsibility

Emphasis on environmental performance improvement, not just improvement of environmental management system (EMS)

Maintaining knowledge and understanding of compliance status

Considering a life-cycle perspective

Ensure emergency response is proportionate

Following release of the new standard, organizations will have three years to meet the requirements of the new standard to retain certified status.

How can GHD help?

GHD is well-equipped to provide guidance to organizations regarding ISO 14001:2015, as one of our EMS specialists actively participated in the ISO working group that produced the revised standard. This equips GHD with a unique appreciation of not only the latest format and text but also the underlying intent of the changes to ISO 14001:2015.

GHD has developed a gap analysis tool that allows us to compare current management systems, business practices, and culture with the new ISO 14001:2015 requirements. The outcome of the gap analysis is an ISO 14001:2015 transition plan that the organization will use to work towards the new requirements of the standard, so that its EMS can retain its certified status.

We also offer a course designed to provide an understanding of the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 so that environmental specialists can evaluate and implement changes and improve their organization's EMS. The course will give delegates an understanding of how the updated ISO 14001:2015 standard drives compliance obligations, demonstrates compliance status, and provides a framework to manage this process in a structured way.